Ikkyu, Ridiculing Literature

Ridiculing Literature

Humans are endowed with 
                       the stupidity of horses and cattle. 
Poetry was originally a
                     work out of hell. 
Self-pride, false pride, 
                     suffering from the passions, 
We must sigh for those taking this path
                       to intimacy with demons.

Every day, Ikkyu

Every day, priests
minutely examine the Law…
And endlessly chant
complicated sutras.
Before doing that, 
though, they should
learn how to read the
love letters sent by
the wind and rain,
snow and moon...

~Ikkyu~

Ikkyu, never lost...

Having no destination, I am never lost.

After they die, Ikkyu

After they die

        Why are people called Buddhas
After they die?
          Because they don't grumble any more,
Because they don't make a nuisance
Of themselves any more.

IKKYU

Wir kommen in die Welt,
um zu essen, zu schlafen und zu scheißen.
Da gibt es nur noch eins zu tun:
Sterben

Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481)